Spring buffer for motor vehicles



Sept. 4, 1928. 1,683,541

w. B. GL'OVER ET Ax.' YSPRING' BUFFER FOR MOTOR VEHCLES Filed sein. 9, 1927 Patented Sept. 4, 1928.

UNITED. STATES PTET OFFICE.

WILLIAM BALLINGTON GLOVER AND WILLIAM HENNRY RICHARDSON, OF SUBIACO,

NEAR PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALA.

SPRING BUFFER FOR MOTOR VEHCLES.

Application filed September 9, 1927, Serial No. 218,520, and in Australia May 11, 1927.

The object of this invention is to provide the front and rear buffers, bumpers or fenders of motor vehicles with springs which are interposed between said buffers or the like and the vehicle, in order to act as rebound and shock absorbing agents and afford a resilient action to said buers or the like.

The construction and use of the invention will be explained with the aid of the accompanying drawings, wherein 1 is a front view. Fig. 2 is a plan, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged side sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and showing the buffer with 'the interposed spiral spring connected to a bracket of the chassis of the vehicle.

In this4 latter View the curved end of the buffer is removed for sake of clearness.

Referrino to said drawings. 4 is a siiral cesses adjacent its opposite ends to receive said end, and a disc plate G'of larger diaineter than the space between the buffer plates 8 and which bears against the inner faces of the latter. A cl ainping strap 7 of greater length than the space between the buffer lates S bears against the outer faces of the buffer plates.

Bolts 9, connected to or extending through the clamping plate 7 andA extending through the space between the buffer plates and through the disc plate (i and clamping strap 5, together with nut-s on the ends of said bolts, serve to hold the clamping strap 5, spring et, disc plate 6, buffer plates 8 and clamping strap 7 in assembled relation. In the preferred embodiment of the'invention the clamping straps 7 are longer than the combined width of the buffer plates S and the space between said plates and have their ends turned over the edges of the buffer plates.

I l ie opposite or inner and smaller end of the spring l is Secured by nut 10 and washer 11 on the stein 12 bracket 13.

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llt/'hat we claiinas our invention, and desire to secure bv Letters Patent, is Y In a buffer ior motor vehicles, a guard of both of the plates and against which the spring abuts, a second clamping platev also mounted on said bolt and having recessed terminals to engage the terminal. of the spring and be clamped thereagainst to hold the spring upon the disk, and a nut upon the bolt 'and bearing' against the rear sidev of In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

WlLLiAM BALLNGTN GLOVER. WlLVLlAli' HENNVRY RCHARDSON.

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